Sermons: Swing for the Fence or Bat for Average?
Friday night, I took my family to see the Atlanta Braves beat the pants off of the Cubs. On that […]
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Ministry & Leadership
What’s Your Motive In Ministry?
“My colleague, Stanley Hauerwas, was recently asked about the moral confusion of contemporary clergy. Hauerwas said something to the effect
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A Look at 30
Yesterday was a big day, I celebrated the 30th anniversary of my birth. Somehow that sounds better to me than
God Keep Us Humble
“Ministry itself can create a mask of performance, the projection of success. Everyone wants to be a winner. In contrast,
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Calling Our Students Up
Recently I’ve spent a good bit of time with the Students of our church. In the absence of a staff
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The Fantastic Four
Has Noah’s Ark been found on Mt. Arrarat? Some Chinese researches believe it has. A group of Chinese and Turkish
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Seven sure-fire ways to blow up a church
Dr. Chuck Lawless, Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism at Southern Seminary, recently wrote a piece
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Quick Looks
Travis Agnew does a great job of looking at The Arrogance of My Generation’s Church Leaders. Just because you are
Pastor Daddy
Mark Driscoll has written on “Pastor Dad” which can be downloaded for free (and which I have not yet read),
Servants of God, Not Ourselves
“A Christian minister is a person who is “not his own” (1Cor. 6:19); he is the servant of God, and
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Success or Service?
This past week, I preached at my church’s “Traditions” worship service on Sunday evening geared toward our older generation. I
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The Ministry of Influence
“Not all ministry in the church is verbal; not all ministry is prominent. But all Christians are called upon to
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